The VF-22 hovers in battroid mode, firing the buster rifles at some poor ground-punders in the tanks below it. As they explode, she returns the rifles to their hardpoints.

Hey, Shara.... I know it's easier to hit 'em that way, but I thought you were better than that.

She brings her right arm up and aims it straight at the VF-25. A laser pulse flashes out.

What the hell? Wait, I'm not dead...

Debris from a fighter plane behind Jaybee pelts the back of his battroid.

DON'T DO THAT!

"Then pay less attention to me and more to them."

I had everything under control.

The VF-25 fires it's rifle at a Barrellion taking aim at the pair.

See? Wait, when did a Barrellion come over here?

"... I don't know."

Jaybee grins, and in a half-mocking voice...Pay more attention to the enemy.

The VF-22 sends a few missiles after an incoming pair of Guarlions.

"Right, whatever. I'm ready to go for that Rhinoceros, personally."

Yeah, the boss is probably there. Hence the wall of Barrellions between us and it.

"You aren't... afraid of them, are you?"

No, just annoyed.I'll keep the mechs busy, you go for the tank.

"Roger."

The two VFs shift to fighter mode and rocket towards the Barrrelions. Jaybee releases blasts the one in the center with missiles, and Shara flies through the explosion and out the other side. The Barrelion pilots seem unsure who to target, as their guns wobble uncertainly.

Oh, no. You boys don't get a choice.

Shifting to battroid mode, the VF-25 dives in and drives his knife through a Barrelion's secondary beam cannon, disabling the weapon. The flying guns all start locking onto Jay as Shara continues on, ignored.

Yeah, that's right! Avenge your fallen ally!

The VF-25 spins to the right and boosts upwards, firing the super packs to get out of the way FAST, and the first volley of high-velocity railgun slugs comes, tearing through the space the battroid occupied a fraction of a second ago, the shockwave jostling the lightly-built VF. Slapping a switch, Jaybee triggers... the CD player, of course. Information High rolls across the battlefield on an open comm channel.

You six REALLY think you can take me? Gunpod fire pelts against the armor of one Barrelion.You may have some luck against a big slow target like a battleship, but THIS is a totally different beast!

Beam fire slices through the air as Jaybee sends his VF dancing through the sky to shake target locks.

Jaybee acquires a missile lock, then mvoes to evade an object coming towards him. It explodes, flooding the air with mylar particles, scrambling his radar and targeting lasers.

Chaff? You sent CHAFF at me?

Flipping all his targeting sensors off, the VF-25 pilot flicks through the air, aiming his gunpod by eye straight down the railgun barrel of the foolish fool that launched countermeasures foolishly.

WHAT KIND OF RAW RECRUIT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?

As he squeezes the trigger, slugs fly hard and fast, tearing down teh barrel, smashing electromagnetic rails, and ultimately ripping through the gun's breech and smashing the vulnerable innards.

That was just insulting.Four down, three to go.

Hey, Shara. What's taking so long?

The Sturmvogel hovers in the air, depleted buster rifles smoking as they're returned to their charge points. The Rhinoceros is clearly damaged, but showing no signs of depelted capacity or imminent system failure. The battroid does a mid-air backflip, slashing a pair of missiles out of the air with beam sabers while hanging upside down.

"I'm not the one that put enough armor for a whole fleet on one vehicle! It takes TIME to burn through this mess! What I wouldn't give for a reaction missile right now."

Derek: You guys should just try siccing Ash on it. I bet that Grungust would tear straight through. *Looks around and notices he's surrounded* And a few more free kills for m--*Goes to fire his beam gun, only to realize it's empty*--Oh. Well, that makes things a little difficult.

*The GM suddenly spins and boosts into a Lion, bashing it with his shield for as he grabs the enemy's railgun and swings them both around. With a wrenching sound, Barona actually rips the railgun off the mech as it goes flying into the other Lions, then turns around, blasts the oncoming Guarlion with it, and then proceeds to shoot all four of the stunned Lions until everyone dies.*

Derek: *Shrugs and drops the busted railgun* Or not. I have to remember to thank Gai for that idea when we get back.

dragonmasterjb0: Apparently, in the new series, Lina is arrested at one point on charges of being Lina Inverse.

The rest of the party, in typical Slayers fashion, gives a reaction to the effect of "Sounds reasonable."

Upon hearing his name over the open comm, Ash turns his attention to the rhino. Soaring past Jay and Shara he waves form his cockpit, switch from Wing Gust to battle mode. Although the transformation takes a bit longer then normal.

Ash : Need to oil this thing when I get back. (crosses his arms at looks at the Rhino) Well, you guys did make a good number of dents on this thing. I'll just slice her up for you guys. Calamity Blade!

Ash waits for the blade to slide out of it's holster only to have a few lions rush at 21. 21 quickly hops backwards.

Ash: Guess I'll have to show you guys something different. BREAK CROSS!!!

With that 21's right arm opens up and starts dropping ninjas stars into the left hand as fast as Ash can throw them. Slicing up the lions and exploding on contact.

Ash: Didn’t know I had exploding shuriken did ya? (turns his attention back the to Rhino) Alright Jay I'm going to peel the armor right off this thing for you. Alright abiou, Showtime!

Pulling back on a red lever in the cockpit, the Grungust digs it's feet into the ground and it slams it's fist together before pulling them to it's sides. The chest plate slowly opens up as the turbines on its shoulder's pull in raw energy.

Ash: 50%, 80%, 100% (grabs hold of a white joystick as it pops up) Here I go… FINAL BEAM!!!!!!!

21 let's loose a blast of burning white energy at the Rhino, blasting off pieces of it's armor. The chest plates slowly close afterwards, smoking a little.

Ash: Hum…Might have to change that voice command to Mega smasher instead. (looks upward) Jay, Shara, your open can of DC is served.

Obachan said this.....My evolution is faster than the light. Nothing in the whole universe can keep up with my evolution.

Dodging anti-aircraft fire, Jaybee flies up in fighter mode, shifts to battroid as he gets close, crams the muzzle of his gunpod into a sizable gap in the armor and empties his clip into the Rhinoceros. He boosts back rapidly as mechanical grinding noises and electrical sparks start issuing forth, and after a few seconds the tank goes up in a large explosion.

I think that did it.

So... we killed the commander.Second wave incoming or shameless retreat?

The Barrelion beings to open fire on the yellow Zaku as it simple tosses it's heat axe into the air, then jumping after it till it catches it in midair. Then slices down full force on the Barrelion, slicing it in half as it lands. The smoke clears, and the zaku rests the axe on it's shoulder.

???1: Dynamic Chop.

Ash: (looks at the scene and laughs) Kintaros, great timing as usual.

Obachan said this.....My evolution is faster than the light. Nothing in the whole universe can keep up with my evolution.

Derek: Oh, I trick out a GM, and you consider it a shame. He mods a Zaku so it has a finisher, and it's impressive. There's just no pleasing you people. *Looks over at Fuyume and Cybuster* You guys agree with me, right?

Fuyume: *If the Fei-Yen had eyes, they'd have stars for pupils* Kyaaaaaaaaaa~! That was so COOL!!!! You were sooooooo awesome, Zaku-san!

Cybuster: I hate to say it D, but that was pretty damn sweet to watch. I'm surprised, though. We usually shout the attack names either before or during the move, not after.

Derek:.......I see how it is. New guy comes along and no one cares about the resident badass anymore. Well, that's fine. I'm just gonna go eat ice cream and write on MySpace about how the universe is as black and empty as my soul, and other such things that you do when you're full of undeserved angst because you think your life sucks, despite having it better than 85% of the rest of the people out there. And another thing, I'm also gonna--

Derek: --Blow the living crap out of these guys for being in the wrong place at the wrong frelling time. *Turns to face the oncoming force* Bring it on you....*Gets a good look at the enemy forces approaching*....Am I seeing things, or are the DC forces getting backed up by GESPENSTS?!?!

*Indeed, the entire enemy force consists of blue Gepenst Mk-II Ms, surprisingly airborne no doubt thanks to having Tesla Drives. They hold position at the edge of attack range, waiting.*

Kintaros: (looks over at the Gespents) Ash-sama are those friends of yours too?

Ash: No Kintaros. Gespent's that fly are never good, unless they are excluding a Gespent kick. (types a few commands on his keyboard) Alright, Kin you listen to Derek and the others. (points towards Derek's Gm and the Aoi Tsubasa) I'm going to go get the others.

Kintaros: (The Zaku Axe slaps the sides of it's face in approval) Hai.

Kintaros storms off towards the others with his axe on his shoulder. Ash quickly moves his Grungust back into his bunker, closing the door behind him.

Ash: (hops out of 21 and looks around) Momo, Ura, Ryu I'm back. (holds up his left arm, letting the light shine of his bracelet)

A beam a light shoots out form one of the cameras in the bunker hitting the bracelet. The lifeless displace screen slowly returns to life. Four tiny square appears on the screen, one red, one blue and one purple. The last square glows faintly yellow. Ash smiles as he lowers his arm.

Hey, Derek. I didn't say a tricked-out GM was a shame. I said you stealing our kills with it was.We haven't had time to be bothered by the Zaku yet.

Speakin' of time... think we have enough to reload, Shara?

"Let's just break open the special crates."

Good call.

Jaybee and Shara land in the hanger, leap out, and stride over to a pair of large shipping crates half-hidden behind the cases of ammo and spare parts scattered about. They key in the security codes and the doors slide up, revealing twin walls of styrofoam that immediately collapses.

SON OF A...!

"DE CULTURE!"

I told them not to use peanuts!

"At least the cockpits are clear."

Shara climbs into her half-exposed vehicle as Jaybee grabs a ladder and hoists himself up to his own cockpit. As he opens the hatch and swings into the mech, Shara finishes her pre-launch checks, and her fighter comes to life with a dull roar and heads out, sending peanuts swirling in it's wake.

"I'll be sure and save you some kills, slowpoke!"

Jaybee shouts back, without looking up from the control panel in front of him.

There's a loud noise as several metal pins eject from the missile pods on the back and smack into the sides of the shipping crate before falling down into the sea of peanuts below.

All systems green. Let's get this show on the road!

The dark purple mech steps out of it's shipping container, and the foam kicked forward showers the deck as a cloud of particles rises up from the peanuts crushed beneath it's foot. A glow builds in the high-output thruster nozzles beneath the missile pods, the one major mod performed on the mech. Then a surge of energy rolls out, sending foam flying every which way as the machine launches forward at an almost reckless speed in pursuit of it's counterpart vehicle.